Hand bag



H. l. KENLER HAND BAG Filed Dec. A15, 1954 May 28, 1935.

NV NTOR.

@ff/. ssss Z Y f/ ATTORNEY.

Patented May 28,' 1935 BAG Herman 1. Kenler, Newv'YorkrN, Y. j yp Appcann December 19,1934, serialNnrszzvo l v'Ihis invention relates to and has particular'reference to devices vsuclras framed handbags. n n' U 'iOne objectof the invention isV to providey a.de

v vice of the character-described having, a-4 slide fastener in;l improved association with'iaframe element to produce a neat, attractive inexpensive handbag, which vshall be easier to fabricate, ,and which'y shall permit varying constructions .and designato beemployed inthe structure of the de-` vice. Another object of the invention is the provision of a ,device of .the nature Yset forth having irnproved means for mounting a slidefastener; improved meansy for maintaining aV flexiblehandbag and slide fastener. initaut operative *conditions; improved Vmeans whereby the normal capacity ofthe handbagmay be increased; improved means to prevent the slide fastener from .being transversely distorted and so as to bemaintained uniform I,when subjected to. external lateral pressure on the bag;' improved means whereby irregularities in the Willjnot affect the closing` of the handbag as in conventional lhandbags'in which the inner nanges must ,be perfectly plane; and hence this invention permits bodies of varying sizes toA be clamped in the channel members.

. Another object of the invention is te furnish a device havingfew and simple4 parts and which isv inexpensive to manufacture, durable, reliable and -eiicient in use; and also an improved method .of making the device, Y A Other objectsand advantages .of ,the invention will become apparent as the specification proceeds.

With the aforesaid objects in view, `the invennovel combinations andar-- rangements of partsV hereinafter described in their tion consists in the preferredA embodiments, Vpointed out inthey subjoined claims, Vand illustrated in the4 annexed drawing, wherein like parts are designated by the same 'reference characters throughout 'the several views. v f f In the drawingz.

'Figure 1 is a viewin frontelevation showing a device embodying theinvention. j

Fig 2 is a top plan view thereof.Y

Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged fragmentary sectional views taken 4-'4 of Fig. 1.

Fig, r5 is an enlargedhorizontal sectional view taken' through one of the channel members at the portion intermediate the ends thereof. The advantages of the invention as here outon the respectivelines 3- 3 and portable receptacles,

, ofrside walls'. I 2, I3, which may be exact clamped channelv frame elements- .nels Vbe avoided. portions I 8 of the bag walls may be clamped, thesek sclams, (ormai-29) y lined are best realized when all of its features and instrumentalities are combined. in vone and the.. same structure, but, useful devices maybe producedembodying less thanthe whole.- 11 Itwill be obvious to those skilled inthe art to Whichthe invention appertainslthat the same may be incorporated in several different construc-` tions. The accompanying: drawing, therefore, is submitted, merely'as showing the preferred exemplifcation of the invention. f

Referring'in Vdetail to the drawing, I0 denotes a deviceembodyingthe invention. vThe include a bag II of. any suitable pliable or flexible material, preferably'fleather, and having aV pair ofieach other, these walls vbeing continuously 'interconnected to provide a pocket I4, accessible through an opening extending along partiallyrdown the ends of they bag. Y :'Associated with thebag II is a relatively rigid frame which may include'one or moreLframe. elements such as'the channel members I5, I6, eachv ofrwhich may be a duplicate ofthe other. De-

sirably` the channelmembers are movable toward` andiaway from eachother to close and open the bag, landthey may be pivotally interconnected as at Il. pThe channel members may be of regular orginverted type, .but the latter best exemplifies the. advantages of the invention; and the channelsI may be of any suitable shape, it being zsuii.- cient that sharp corners transverse of the ,chan- In the channels, themarginalV duplicates.

same may the topand marginal portions extending longitudinally of theY channel elements, and thebagwalls extendingA over downwardalong theouter iiangesIS of the channels. tion ofthe bag and channels is conventional.

l Extending continuously along, the (channel members is -any well which may include a ably engaginghooks 2 I, each vseries being mount; ed Aon itsindi'vidualone of the stringers 22, 23.v The slide fastener may extendto the regionof the frame pivots I'I, andmay befnishedtheremanner as by outv vard,pro. jecting end portionsof the stringers-atZI, in.l

at v:in` anyA suitable terconnected at each end -of the bag bya 4tab 25, or the like, whereby the bag can' beffully opened in the open position Yof the'slide fastener.

The Vlatter mayfhavea usual' slide 26 thatnis,

bag in open position, andat at one'end of the the bag, in closed DQ'sition the opposite end of According tomy As thus far described, the construc- Y own slide fastener ,20,r pair of series of releas invention, the slide fastener'-. zqi'mmmed "iff-*11ek in 1th". regio-,n bePWnh?.

Vchannel members affording positions lrelativetothe slide 2 channel members, so as to constitute a continuous longitudinal bridge therebetween, with the lateral support for the slide fastener to prevent ,undue distortion thereof or of the stringers. The in' vention also provides for the Vdirect clamped engagement of the stringers in the channel members. Since the stringers are preferably made of a textilefabric, or other thin and rather hard or incompressible pliablematerial, they will slip out of the Vchannel members when subjected to strain. If the channel members be clamped sufficiently tight to securely lhold the stringers, l:

fabric, such asleath-` n i -te-rior or base of the pleat, and in Fig. 5, this Astrip is-near the outer viiange I9, because the the relatively soft handbag a er, will be unduly compressed and weakened; and sometimes even cut.

I have found that this defect can beremedied I rstrips of a by securing as by stitchingat 21, relatively compressible frictional materialZ suchas leather, longitudinally along the marginsV4 of the stringers, these, strips preferably facing the inner flanges 29 ofthe channel members and having at least partial contact with the marginal portions. of the bag walls. These strips28 are wholly contained in thechannels, near the; lower parts thereof,V so as to be'concealedin the channel members.V

Hence it will be seen thatr Ihave provided means whereby relatively softco'mpressible and relatively hard, thin incompressible elements: may be secured in the channel members with` out damage to the former, this principle being of generalapplication, but having especialadvantagey in connection with a vslide fastenerA Stringer which must of necessity bevv both Ythin andvery strong, so that the hooks can be reliably anchored thereto, without producing tears in the Stringer and Without rendering the. slide fastener bulky. VThe invention permits a hand-r bag to .be fabricated ywith the Stringer beingv separate of' the bag` wall', inv other.V words un` connected thereto, so Vthat the bag wall and' Stringer can be separately inserted into the chan-- nel' for theclamping operation. Hence a rapid fabrication is obtained, as between'the bag wallY and the-y strong non stretching Stringer avoided, andthe fold at 3li1v be made neat 'and even, by the stringer, whichl'is' into the channel, prior tov in the' bag wall may without' interference thereafter inserted the clamping. It will be appreciated that the stringers 22, 23 are representative of one or more provided, they? naps, and where two of them are may be'considered asfl'exible marginal portions along the stiff edges vof the bag "opening, and releasably lsecured together by any suitablemeans such as the hooks 2|'. l.

The slidel fastener stringers 22, 23 may-over' lie the inner Vianges 29'of the' channel members,

and the closed position 4of the slide fastener, the channel members are spaced from each other to a greater or less degree depending'on the width of' theY exposed portions of the stringers. Thusy the normal capacity of the Vbag is materially inf creased.` lThechannel members, inl their flanking fastener, f support, and maintain', the same uniform.

invention is .that the channel 'members' may ,be

irregulariin width., orshape, or may become so.vr

maybey accurately',accomplished. In other words,

itl is Avunnecessary. 'that the innerv4 flanges shallilie.,

innnif'ormly parallelplanes throughout'.v Thus,

2,002,949 i fj strain orY varrangement the .the outside of the bag, and the pleat is held wrinkling and Adrawing;`

the bag' if the handbag wallsbe provided with a pleat 3| or the like,l for added bag capacity, or for increased strength or fo'r decorative purposes, such pleat may be continued to a margin of the bag for ease in manufacture, and may be directly clamped in the channels.

For more specifically illustrating the advantage mentioned, I show the pleat structure 3l, as embodied in a bag wall consisting of two sections having spaced marginal portions 32 folded away V`from each other 'and Llying in the same plane, a backing strip of material 33 being stitched 'at 34 to the portions 32. In Fig. l, the rstrip 33 is observedv asv forming the inwall'is folded over said flange. By this stitching does not appear on bag against opening up along the bag. The pleat structure may ofcourse be sewedfmto the bottom 3 5.of the4 bag in-.any'suitable manner. The channel member thus receives threev thicknesses of bag wall material, so that when the Vchannel is.A clamped a bulge B occurs therein 'at the pleat structure. In a conventional type ,of bag, this. would cause great difficulty, because if the bulgeV werefinward, the channel frames would notmeet uniformly for continuously tightly closing .the handbag.v` If the bulge. were outward, the bag would show the' bulge on the outside and the bag material would wear rapidly, and lose. its finish at thebulgel.By this invention, the bulge may extend inward,jthe spacing between the channels affording ample clearance for receptionrof theA bulge or otherV irregularity..

If aplate. 36. weresecured in the. channel mem-` berV to..hold an ornament, or the, like, the bulge B; will still further increase.

"'.Tolf maintain the channel members. l5, 161 in.V spaced relation,'so as to preventthem from being pressed 'towardV eachV other as where the bag is carried under the arm, with resulting deforma--A tion of the slide fastener and continued wrinkling of: therstringers,v I may provide suitable spacing means' on thev frame under the slidefastener.

Preferably fthe plates-36, which. may be` securedv to the inneranges 290f` the channe'lson` ther inside-.or outside thereof may: have resilient portions 31! bent over the inner inward-thereof,-v soy that when to transversely'tension the slide fastener;

It willV be appreciated that various changes and modifications may be made in the device as shownl inthedrawing, andrthatl the same is submitted4 Y f Y V Y .f being clamped in said channel member and being particular advantagewh'ch results Yfrom this otherwise separate of each other,'a strip of abody Vproviding compressible flexible material connected' to the stringer therealong, andthe body for-mf ing stripbeing positionedwholly within the, channelmembenso as, to' be concealedtherein and toA prevent the.. Stringer rfrom slipping, out of. the. channelmember.; V

' 2.'. A handbag having separate compressible and flanges andfs'paced i the slide fastener is; closed, the different elements 31- resiliently labut` each other to tend to move they channels apart and"- relatively incompressible pliable fabric elements,

compressible fabric element.

3. A handbag having a frame including a plurality of inverted channel members-movable toward and away from each other, a bag having walls clamped in the channel members and overlying the outer flanges of the latter, a slide fastener extending between and having stringers clamped in the channel members, the stringers overlying the inner flanges of the channel members and the latter being spaced from each other in the closed position of the slide fastener, and resilient means mounted on the frame under the slide fastener and tending to actuate the channel members apart to vtransversely tension the slide fastener.

4. A handbag having a plurality of inverted channel members, a bag having an opening, flaplike pliable members for the opening, the pliable members overlying the inner flanges of the channel members and extending into the latter,lmeans for releasably interconnecting the pliable members to close the bag, the bag having an opening and side walls, at least one of the side walls havv3 ing a thickened reenforc-ement portion transverse toa channel' membenthe side walls having marginal portions overlying the outer flanges of the channel members and extending thereinto,

and the pliable Vmembers and the said marginal portions including the said reenforcement portion being clamped in their. corresponding channel members, with said reenforcement portion extending downward along and adapted to afford a substantial support to its side Wall to prevent the side wall from being stretchedby the stress caused by the weight or bulk of articles normally carried in the bag and to transmit a substantial portion of such stress direct to its member. y

5. A handbag including a one piece channel member having a single channel space, a bag having a wall and an opening extending therealong, a pliable marginal flap like member for said wall, a strip element continuously secured to the pliable member along a margin thereof, the marginal channel portion of thewall being receivedin the channel of the channel member, the strip element being wholly received in said channel member with the marginal portion of said wall, and the channel member being clamped to mount as a unit the said marginal portion and the strip element in said channel member with the strip elementconkcealed in the channel member, and the said marginal portion and the pliable member lying substantially wholly parallel to the flangesv of the channel member. l

' HERMAN I. KENLER. 

